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Yearbook Style Guide Quiz Version 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How should you write someone's name the first time it appears in a story?

a)

First name, last intital. (John C.)

b)

First name, last name. (John Collins)

c)

First initial, last name. (J. Collins)

2.

Which of the following should be capitalized throughout the yearbook? Check all that apply.

a)

Proper nouns

b)

Movie and book titles

c)

Names of athletic teams

d)

Seasons of the year

3.

Which of the following should not be capitalized? Check all that apply.

a)

abbreviations for time of day

b)

personal titles without names

c)

geographical areas

d)

names of grades or classes

4.

How should a date be written in the yearbook?

a)

Dec 12th

b)

Dec 12

c)

the 12th of December

d)

12/12

5.

Is there more than one way to write a date in the yearbook?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

How would you write out the following in a text portion of the yearbook?

4 lines
7.

Can you begin a sentence with a figure?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

How would you express numbers over 10?

a)

Spell them out. Ex: eleven

b)

Write them numerically. Ex. 11

9.

When should you abbreviate the name of an organization?

a)

Anytime you want

b)

When there can be no confusion about what it means

c)

If the name is longer than 10 letters

10.

Can you abbreviate the name of a state?

a)

No

b)

Yes

11.

How should the name of this city be written in a text?

a)

Saint Louis

b)

STL

c)

St. Louis

12.

How can book titles be differentiated in text? Check all that apply.

a)

Written in boldface

b)

Written in all caps

c)

Underlined

d)

Italicized

13.

Should "internet" be capitalized?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

How should the following sentences be combined?


Mary Jones scored a winning goal. Mary Jones is a junior.

a)

Mary Jones (junior) scores the winning goal.

b)

Mary Jones, junior, scores the winning goal.

c)

Junior, Mary Jones scores the winning goal.

15.

Where should an apostrophe be placed to abbreviate a year?


Michael A., Class of 2011

a)

Michael A. '11

b)

Michael A. 11'

16.

Should punctuation be placed inside of quotation marks?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It Depends

17.

How should sports scores be written out?


SMCA beat St. Stephen's 6 to 3.

a)

6:3

b)

6-3

18.

Write out a word or phrase that appropriately uses a hyphen.

(a)  

19.

What would be an appropriate way to write out Independence Day in a text. Check all that apply.

a)

July 4

b)

July 4th

c)

fourth of July

d)

Fourth of July

20.

What "voice" should the yearbook be written in?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Other